Work with local law enforcement to prosecute traffickers, preventing more people from becoming enslaved.

Give survivors a safe place to heal and recover and restore their dignity through rehabilitation and supported reintegration.

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24.9 Million

4.8 Million

The number of people enslaved in forced commercial sexual exploitation. The vast majority are women and children.

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1 – 2%

The number of victims that are ever rescued

98%

of victims of commercial sexual exploitation are women and girls.

24 people

are prevented from being trafficked for every year a trafficker is behind bars, it is estimated.

Without demand

for pornography or prostitution there would be no sex trafficking

Tuan and Ny's story

“I don’t know how old I was when I was sold. I just remember that I was small and that it happened many times. I want to blame my mother for what she did to me, but I don’t because she is my mother and we were too poor.”

Tuan, 13, and her younger sister, Ny, 9, are two of eight children who were born in Thailand but immigrated to Cambodia at a very young age. They never really knew their parents or their siblings as all were forced to work in different areas to help support their family. Tuan and Ny were sold—across borders back to Thailand— to a family who forced them to sell bracelets in front of nightclubs. The girls started work around 6 or 7 p.m. and stayed out alone all night.

They didn't come home again until around 5 a.m., nearly 12 hours later, and only if they had earned enough money. If not, they were beaten, their hair pulled, their heads bashed, and they were held submerged under water.

The Thai police eventually rescued Tuan and Ny and arrested their bosses. Shortly after their rescue they were taken to Tearfund’s partner, Hagar, and given clothes, shelter and an education. Today they are excelling in school and among the top five in their classes. In the future, Tuan wants to be a flight attendant, and Ny, a teacher. They want to have children who will be raised with an education, so that they will never fall into a trap like they experienced.

How you can help

Make a monthly donation of $30 or more to support Protect.

Your donation will:

Prevent women and children in vulnerable areas from being trafficked

Educate vulnerable communities about employment and child rights

Rescue victims of trafficking

Prosecute traffickers

Provide legal support and aftercare for trafficked people and exploited workers

Help to rehabilitate survivors and reintegrate them back into their chosen communities

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